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Tathra NSW 2550

1,327 addresses · 46 streets

Eden-Monaro Electorate › Bega Valley LGA › Tathra · 337 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Tathra is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,527 people, with a median age of 56. The typical household earns around $1,221 a week, with median rent near $320 a week. Most homes are houses. About 71% of households own their home and 27% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

1,527Population
56Median age
$1,221Median household income / wk
$320Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Bega - Tathra statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Tathra itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Merimbula Airport, 21.3 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs7/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 66.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Tathra

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Tathra NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202066.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202182.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.7% · Labour-force participation 49.8%

Population by age in Tathra
Population by age, Tathra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-442
5-14122
15-1964
20-2447
25-34126
35-44132
45-54178
55-64301
65-74308
75-84153
85+61
Dwelling types in Tathra
Dwelling types, Tathra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House544
Townhouse123
Apartment32
Other10
Households by weekly income in Tathra
Households by weekly income, Tathra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650147
$650-1,499253
$1,500-2,999166
$3,000+98
Top ancestries in Tathra
Top ancestries, Tathra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English713
Australian625
Irish279
Scottish185
German90
Other86
Housing tenure in Tathra
Housing tenure, Tathra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned352
Mortgage146
Rented187
Other13
Cars per household in Tathra
Cars per household, Tathra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
021
1280
2299
368
4+27
Commute to work in Tathra
Commute to work, Tathra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car443
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked37
Bicycle6
Home78
Top countries of birth in Tathra
Top countries of birth, Tathra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England45
New Zealand20
Germany12
Canada9
India9
Sri Lanka8
Languages used at home in Tathra
Languages used at home, Tathra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Sinhalese8
Nepali7
Italian5
Vietnamese5
French4
German4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

13,511 bird observations recorded near Tathra — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Tathra

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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